– UFC FIGHT NIGHT 17 FIGHT CARD

by MMAWeekly.com Staff
Joe Lauzon and Hermes Franca headline UFC Fight Night 17 in a lightweight showdown. The event will air live on Spike TV from the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla.

Lauzon most recently defeated Kyle Bradley at UFC Fight Night 15 in Omaha, Neb. Franca returns to follow up on his winning performance over Marcus Aurelio at UFC 90 in Chicago.

“It’s kind of weird, but I’ve gone from undercard to main event, back to undercard, and now main event again,” said Lauzon, referring to his main event bout against Kenny Florian in Denver. “I’m not complaining at all. This is a huge fight for me, second only to my main event in Denver, which was more personal with both of us from Massachusetts.”

Neer’s position on the fight card came into question last week following an early morning arrest on New Year’s Day in Iowa, but his management on Tuesday issued a statement saying, “Josh will be fighting Mac Danzig February 7 in the co-main event in Tampa as scheduled.”